Among the multitude of options that MIUI offers us, we find a variety of settings that allow us to customize its interface. Many of these go unnoticed for what we have compiled below different ways to give a different touch to your Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO.
From changing the loading animation or the clock style of the lock screen, to using different display forms for the notification panel. If you want to customize your Xiaomi to another level, we recommend that you continue reading.
1. Customize the lock screen clock
MIUI allows us view the lock screen clock in different ways. There is no doubt that this element is usually one of the ones that we check the most throughout the day, so customizing it will give a different touch to your Xiaomi.
For customize lock screen clock just follow these steps:
- Go to Settings> Lock screen> Lock screen clock format
- Once inside, we just have to choose the clock design that we like the most
2. Bored of the same loading animation?
Thanks to the different themes that we can find in the Themes application we can change the loading animation of our Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO. To customize the loading animation of your Xiaomi, simply follow these simple steps and enjoy an animation totally different from the default of MIUI:
- Go to the Themes application and click on your profile icon
- After that we will proceed to enter the section «Customize theme“, followed by “lock style«
Once inside this option we will choose a theme that contains a loading animation different from the default one. Some of these are Light V11, Future V11 Plus, and iOS 14.1, Hello White V12, and Flower Finch.
3. Change the style of the notification panel
Another option that MIUI allows us is change the layout or style of notifications between their own or the basic ones of Android. While the Android design is the most minimalist, if we activate the MIU notifications we will get much more notifications showy.
For change the style or layout of notifications incoming in our Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO, we will only have to perform the following steps within the MIUI settings:
- Go to Settings> Notifications> Notification bar
- Once inside we will only have to choose the style that we like the most, either MIUI or Android.
4. An iPhone-style horizontal multitasking on your Xiaomi
Along with the latest versions of MIUI, Xiaomi has introduced several changes related to the way multitasking is displayed. Now it will not only be shown to us in a gridded way, but also in landscape format, very similar to the iPhone. To activate this format it will be enough with:
- Go to Settings> Home screen> Organize items in Recents
- Once inside we will only have to activate the view «Horizontal«
5. Change the battery symbol icon
Another of the many customization options that MIUI offers us is related to the battery icon or symbol on the top bar. We can modify this between several different models by following these steps:
- Go to Settings> Display> Control Center and Notification Bar
- Once inside, from the option «Battery indicator»We can change the battery icon of our Xiaomi.
6. Customize the animation of the fingerprint reader on the screen
If your Xiaomi has a fingerprint reader under the screen you can customize the animation of this. To do this, simply perform the following steps and obtain a totally different effect from the MIUI default:
- Go to Settings> Passwords and security> Unlock with fingerprint
- Once inside, we will only have to access the option «Fingerprint animation«
7. Bring your Xiaomi control center to life
Finally, another of the options that MIUI offers us is change the look of the Control Center. Thanks to the different themes that we can find in the Themes application we can give it a totally different touch and more color. To do this, simply carry out these steps:
- Go to Themes app> Profile> Customize theme
- Once inside we will access the section «Status bar«
After that we will only have to select a theme that personalizes the MIUI Control Center. Among the most prominent topics we find:
- Pixel Neo G
- Freedom
- Nubia Red Magic
- Bob Marley_3MDS
- Crackinghouse
- WenyCLM
- Cherry Blossom_3MDP
- New Year_4
- Dream OS V12
- Black shark 3d
- Neon_3MDP
- Neon girl_3MDS
- Linear Neon_3MDS
- Beautification
- NewYear 2021
- New Year_3
- Sprinkles